Christian Wolmar

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Christian Wolmar

Christian Tage Forter Wolmar (born August 3, 1949 in London ) is a British author , journalist and railway historian . He is best known for books and articles on transportation and is considered the leading publicist on railways in the UK .

biography

After graduating from the University of Warwick in 1971, he worked for various publications, including the specialist magazines Marketing and Retail Newsagent and the London local newspaper Hampstead and Highgate Express . He later worked for the political weekly New Statesman and the short-lived London Daily News . From 1989 to 1997 he was on the editorial board of The Independent . During this time he was the transport correspondent for four years from 1992 onwards and published numerous articles critical of the privatization of the British railways by the cabinet of John Major .

In addition to columns for other newspapers and articles for railway journals, Wolmar wrote several books on the current state of the British railways from 1996 onwards. He developed into one of the fiercest critics of rail privatization and spread his views on numerous radio and television programs. Several times he spoke out against the construction of High Speed ​​2 , a planned high-speed route between London and Birmingham . In 2000 he published a book about abuse scandals in children's homes, and he also wrote frequently about the precarious housing situation and corruption scandals in city administrations.

In September 2012 he announced that he would seek nomination as a Labor Party candidate for the election of the Mayor of London in 2016. Although he was not nominated for this, the party named him on November 5, 2016 as its candidate for the by-election in the constituency of Richmond Park , which had become necessary due to the resignation of the previous Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith. In the by-election, he received 1,515 votes and landed far behind the re-running Goldsmith and the Liberal Democrats candidate and winner Sarah Olney .

Wolmar, who plays cricket and participates in running events in his spare time , is an avid soccer fan and has been a supporter of the Queens Park Rangers since his youth.

Publications

  • The Great British Railway Disaster . Ian Allan Publishing, Shepperton 1996, ISBN 0-7110-2469-3 .
  • Stagecoach: A Classic Rags-to-Riches Tale from the Frontiers of Capitalism . The Orion Publishing Group, London 1999, ISBN 0-7528-3088-0 .
  • Forgotten Children: The Secret Abuse Scandal in Children's Home . Vision Paperbacks, London 2000, ISBN 1-901250-47-4 .
  • Broken Rails: How Privatization Wrecked Britain's Railways . Aurum Press, London 2001, ISBN 1-85410-857-3 .
  • Down the Tube: The Battle for London's Underground . Aurum Press, London 2002, ISBN 1-85410-872-7 .
  • The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever . Atlantic Books, London 2005, ISBN 1-84354-023-1 .
  • Fire and Steam: A New History of the Railways in Britain . Atlantic Books, London 2007, ISBN 1-84354-630-2 .
  • Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World . Atlantic Books, London 2010, ISBN 1-84887-171-6 .
  • Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways . Atlantic Books, London 2010, ISBN 1-84887-172-4 .
  • The Great Railway Revolution: The Epic Story of the American Railroad . Atlantic Books, London 2012, ISBN 0-85789-035-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The HS2 line is one big punt. The Guardian , March 20, 2013, accessed April 11, 2013 .
  2. ^ Rail 715: HS2 is still a big Y. Rail Magazine, February 26, 2013, accessed April 11, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Christian Wolmar Throws His Hat Into The 2016 Mayoral Ring. Londonist, September 11, 2012, accessed April 11, 2013 .
  4. ^ Christian Wolmar to stand for Labor in Richmond Park by election. BBC News, November 5, 2016, accessed November 5, 2016 .
  5. ^ Lib Dem Sarah Olney beats Zac Goldsmith in Richmond Park by-election. skyNEWS, December 2, 2016, accessed on December 9, 2016 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Wolmar, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wolmar, Christian Tage Forter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British journalist, author and railway historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH London